The Pillars of Eternity: Time and Providence in The Faerie QueeneIrish Academic Press, 1989 - 256 Seiten The purpose of this new study is to examine the themes of time and providence as they affect the romance narrative of The Faerie Queene. From the point of view of the individual, time is destructive or benign as it affects his own interests or those of his immediate party. but as the outlook widens to that of the race the concept of perpetuity puts such judgments in a new perspective. The relationship between time and providence is one of the central issues in Western philosophy, and Spenser's exploration of the creative and destructive aspects of time from the point of view of |both the individual and the race is seen against the background of ideas available to him. But The Faerie Queene is not a discursive philosophical or theological treatise, and the intention here is not to impose a single intellectual interpretation on the intricacies of the storyline of the poem, but to examine and appreciate the various ways in which Spenser responded aesthetically to his central theme. |
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... pattern to spiritual development and each new quest begins at the point where its predecessor ends , the implication being that there is a necessary temporal connection between the two . Holiness fosters temperance , temperance chastity ...
... pattern to spiritual development and each new quest begins at the point where its predecessor ends , the implication being that there is a necessary temporal connection between the two . Holiness fosters temperance , temperance chastity ...
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... patterns of malign fate . III . Prophecy and Providential History The pattern Spenser imposes upon his narrative reflects the eccentric order he believes to be detectable in history , ' eccentric ' because it cannot be made to centre ...
... patterns of malign fate . III . Prophecy and Providential History The pattern Spenser imposes upon his narrative reflects the eccentric order he believes to be detectable in history , ' eccentric ' because it cannot be made to centre ...
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... pattern underlying the confusion sustains his listeners . By perceiving the ' footsteps ' he accurately deduces the direction in which they move . In contrast to book two , the pattern is specifically applied to the chronicle through ...
... pattern underlying the confusion sustains his listeners . By perceiving the ' footsteps ' he accurately deduces the direction in which they move . In contrast to book two , the pattern is specifically applied to the chronicle through ...
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PREFACE | 11 |
Wicked Time | 55 |
Iust Time | 80 |
Urheberrecht | |
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